Herring out, whos in?

UFC 100 could be about to have another important fight added to it as dangerous Brazilian, Junior dos Santos is being lined up to face American Kickboxing Academy, Cain Velasquez.

According to a rumour on the Underground Forum, heavyweight Heath Herring has suffered a knee injury and has been forced to pull out of his UFC 99 clash with Cain Velasquez.

According to the same report, Velasquez has been rescheduled to face breakout star, Junior dos Santos on the promotions celebration event on July 11th, UFC 100.

This is set to be an intriguing match-up between the two as dos Santos has shown devastating stand-up skills, while Velasquez is known to be one of the best wrestlers in the business.

Now please keep in mind that this is just a rumour at this time but more often than not these things do turn out to be true. Keep your eye on the site in the coming days for a possible confirmation from an official source.

By Michael Pepper.

IriShame

3/11/09 3:46:57AM

Please god have this be true.

EvenFlow

3/11/09 3:57:07AM

That would be one hell of a fight, if I had to now I'd say Cain by decision. The winner probably only needs one more win after this for a shyttle tot.

Playground_Samurai

3/11/09 4:17:21AM

What a fight this would be. Two young guns that have burst onto the scene with very impressive and explosive performances. Both Dos Santos and Velasquez are very agressive and this match-up would make for fireworks. Not sure who I would pick in this fight yet.

PABLOMAFIOSO

3/11/09 5:56:45AM

Posted by EvenFlow

That would be one hell of a fight, if I had to now I'd say Cain by decision. The winner probably only needs one more win after this for a shyttle tot.

would be an interesting matchup for sure although I don't think it would go the distance! the winner of this fight deserves a BIG step up the ladder.

DCRage

3/11/09 6:42:04AM

Give him Gonzaga. Just like he was the first big test for Carwin, he's a good one for Cain now.

cmb19932

3/11/09 7:53:22AM

noooooo i wated heriing to show everyone how bs cain really is now cains just gonna destroy dos santos

prozacnation1978

3/11/09 8:31:31AM

haven't heard anything i don't know why they can't just still have the fight in germany dos santos vs cain would be killer

VeganMIke

3/11/09 11:16:46AM

they're trying to hype both fighters up, so I seriously doubt they'd put them against each other.

pv3Hpv3p

3/11/09 11:20:30AM

Posted by VeganMIke

they're trying to hype both fighters up, so I seriously doubt they'd put them against each other.

I was a little surprised to hear the matchup as well... they usually wouldn't put to upandcomers against eachother like this... especially in a division as thin as HW is right now

Twenty20Dollars

3/11/09 11:45:39AM

IF the fight happens, I might be tempted to pick dos santos.

NatedawgThaM

3/11/09 12:41:17PM

Gonzaga or Kongo

Hendo67

3/11/09 2:04:16PM

Not Gonzaga, he steps to the back of the line...the winner of this vs Carwin, loser of this fights Gonzaga in my opinion.

Deathbringer

3/11/09 2:11:13PM

Fingers crossed.

bls1919

3/11/09 5:11:14PM

Wow what a turn of events here. I like it. i thought the herring fight could be a long UD. A fight with Dos Santos would be nothing short of a devastating ending. For who ? I have been an avid Cain fan since he hit the UFC, but Dos Santos looks to be equally tough, running through guys. I cant wait to see if this goes down.

cmill21

3/11/09 9:25:09PM

Here it is GSP fan.

breakdown5

3/11/09 9:48:07PM

Dos Santos vs. Cain would be a f'n awesome fight. Their both big and quick for HW, would be an explosive fight that could go either way and would be a good fight to determine future matchups on the road to the title.